Manchester, First Published Jul 17, 2022, 8:54 PM IST
Manchester: Chasing a target of 260 runs, India collapse in the crucial final ODI against England (ENG vs IND). India, who continue to bat in Manchester, are at 68 for three in 15 overs when they finally get the information. Suryakumar Yadav (15) and Rishabh Pant (17) are at the crease. Shikhar Dhawan (1), Rohit Sharma (17) and Virat Kohli (17) are back in the pavilion. Reese Topley took all three wickets. Earlier, captain Jos Buttler’s innings (60) was a consolation for England who lost the toss and went into bat. Hardik Pandya shone among the bowlers with four wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal has three wickets. The two had shared the first two matches of the series. Whoever wins today can clinch the series.
India lost Dhawan in the third over. Caught by Jason Rowe off Topley. Rohit, who played beautifully, also fell prey to Topli. Rohit returns with a catch to Joe Root at slip. Kohli continues his poor form. This time too, Kohli returns with the bat on the ball that goes outside the off-stump.
Earlier, India took control of the England batting in the second over. Mohammed Siraj, Jonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (0), who got their first chance in the ODI series, were sent back. Bairstow returns with a catch to Shreyas Iyer at mid-off. Siraj returned Root (0) in the last ball of the same over. Captain Rohit Sharma caught at slip.
It was the Jason Roy (41)-Stokes partnership that saved England from collapse. Both added 54 runs. But Raw failed to hook Hardik Pandya. In the 10th over, Roy returned with a catch to Rishabh Pant. Roy hit seven boundaries. Stokes could not capitalize on a good start. Hardik catches his own ball and is dismissed.
Moeen Ali (37) and Liam Livingston (27), who came to the crease after that, put up an excellent performance. But Ravindra Jadeja returned Ali and gave India a break through. Soon Livingston also returned to the pavilion. Jadeja did it off Hardik Pandya. With Buttler returning in the same over, England were on the defensive. But David Willey (18) and Craig Overtone (32) helped push the score past 250. Reese Topley is another out. Brydon Carse (3) not out.
Earlier, India came out with a change. Mohammad Siraj replaced the injured Jasprit Bumrah in the team. The two shared the first two matches of the series. Whoever wins today can clinch the series.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pyath Krishna.
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingston, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carsey, Reese Topley.
Last Updated Jul 17, 2022, 9:00 PM IST